Pre-Award Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

for 2023 COPS Office Community Policing 

Development De-Escalation Grant Program

Q. Are there any post-award requirements for the Regional De-Escalation Training Centers?

A. Yes. The regional de-escalation training centers will collaborate with the De-Escalation National Coordinator to help guide the 

development of any new training materials, share their existing materials, and report their training delivery numbers. The 

regional centers will serve on an advisory board for the development of an online training program, any other in-person 

modules, and pilot testing of all pieces of the curricula.

Q. Are there any post-award requirements for the Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants?

A. Awardees will be required after award acceptance to get approval from the COPS Office on the specific training provider or 

curriculum before funding is committed to the provider. 

Q. Are all law enforcement agencies eligible to apply for the FY23 De-Escalation Training Law Enforcement Agency Grants 

solicitation?

A. The solicitation is open only to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement 

authority for their jurisdiction.

Q. How do I determine if my agency has primary law enforcement authority?

A. An agency with primary law enforcement authority is defined as the first responder to calls for service for all types of criminal 

incidents within its jurisdiction. Agencies are not considered to have primary law enforcement authority if they only respond 

to or investigate specific type(s) of crime(s), respond to or investigate crimes within a correctional institution, serve warrants, 

provide courthouse security, transport prisoners, have cases referred to them for investigation or investigational support, or 

some combination of these.

Q. My agency does not have primary law enforcement authority. Can we partner with an agency that is eligible to apply?

A. Yes, partnerships are highly encouraged. If your agency does not have primary law enforcement authority, it can partner with 

an agency that is eligible to apply. Please keep in mind that the application must be submitted by the agency with primary law 

enforcement authority.

For the FY23 COPS Office Solicitations Frequently Asked Questions visit our How To Apply page. 

Questions? For technical assistance with submitting the full application in JustGrants, contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 

JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) 

Monday to Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

For programmatic and general assistance with the solicitation requirements, contact the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-

6770 or by email at AskCOPSRC@usdoj.gov. The Response Center’s hours of operation are Monday–Friday (except U.S. Federal 

Government holidays; see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/federal-holidays/) from 9:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The Response Center will remain open on the solicitation closing date until 4:59 p.m. ET.